Shoe sole presser



July 10, 1934.

F. TOTZ SHOE SOLE PRESSER Filed March 4, 1932 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented July 10, 1934 SHOE SOLE PRESSER Arthur F. Totz, Detroit, Mich.

Application March 4, 1932, Serial No. 596,877

7 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a shoe solepresser, adapted for pressing a sole against a shoe for affixing thesame thereto by gluing. It has been found from I experience that apresser member when engaging the sole and pressing the same against theshoe, while the glue is drying and particularly in that type of presser,where a heating element is used for assisting the drying operation, thatit is necessary that the presser, at that part of the shoe where thesole progresses into the shank, be so formed that additional pressurewill be exerted upon the sole, and particularly adjacent that portionwhere the sole and the shank meet so that a close adherence of theterminating portion of the sole with the shoe may be effected and thus aclose seal accomplished.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure in whichan arrangement may be present which will accomplish this desiredpressure at the desired point.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a sole presserhaving the portion thereof adapted to engage the shank of convex contourat that side which engages the sole.

It is another object of the present invention to provide in a shoe solepresser of this class, a frame swingably mounted on a hood, and havingconvex prongs at opposite sides for engaging the pressing element, so asto present the pressing element against the shoe at the portion of theshank adjoining the sole in a convex form.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyingdrawing which forms a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. l is a side elevational view of a presser head showing theinvention applied thereto, and illustrated in a central, vertical,sectional view.

Fig. 2 is a view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of a sole presser embodying theinvention.

In the drawing I have illustrated the invention with a hood or head '7attached to a supporting rod 8, which is slidable vertically in astandard 9. Projecting inwardly from the head 7 are supporting bosses 8,which serve to support within the head or hood 7 a heating element 9,this heating element being spaced from the head and also from thepressing element, which is carried by the head. As shown in Fig. 1, theforward side of the head or hood 7 is inclined as at 10 to provide forthe desired circulation of air. Secured to the under side of the edgesof the hood or head 7 are metal straps 11 and 12, which are connectedwith the springs 13 to a flexible presser element formed from interlacedtransversely extending straps l4, and longitudinally extending straps15, preferably made from metal. Plates l6 and 17 are connected by thesprings 18 to the end portion of the presser element. These plates 16and 1'7 are secured to the under surface of the prongs l9 and 20, whichproject outwardly from and are preferably formed integral with the yoke21, which is swingably mounted on the head or hood 7 by means of thebolts 22. A handle 23 is carried by the yoke 21, and swingable on thehandle 23 is a latch member 24 having a nose or dog 25 engageable withthe teeth on the segment bar 26, which is mounted on the hood or head 7.As clearly appears in Fig. l, the under surface or pressing surface ofthe prongs is Z5 formed arcuate as at 27, so that the presser element isgiven a convex formation at that portion which is adapted to engage theend portion of the shoe and the shank 28 which is positioned on the last29 supported on the support 30. By having the end portion of the pressermember arranged in this shape, the desired pressure on the shank and theportion of the sole, which terminates at the shank, may be obtained andno excessive pressure on the remainder of the sole will be present, andin this way a close pressing of the sole throughout its entire areabecomes possible, so that an effective afiixing of the sole to the shoethroughout its entire area is accomplished. By relieving, with thisformation, the remainder of the presser from excessive strain, the lifeof the pressing element is considerably increased, and a durablestructure thus provided.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of myinvention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details ofstructure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a sole presser of the class described, a flexible presser element;and a pair of presser prongs, one at each side of said element at oneend thereof and secured thereto, for pressing said element against ashoe, the pressing face of said prongs being convex.

2. In a sole presser of the class described, a

flexible presser element; a yoke swingably mounted; and a prongprojecting rearwardly from each side of said yoke and attached at oneface to opposite edges of said presser element adjacent one end, theface of each of said prongs being convex.

3. In a sole presser of the class described, a presser head; a flexiblepresser element mounted on said head and free therefrom adjacent oneend; a yoke swingably mounted on said head; a pair of prongs on saidyoke having convex faces; and means for securing said convex faces tothe free end of said flexible element at opposite sides thereof.

4. In a sole presser of the class described, a flexible presser element;and a pair of presser prongs each having a convex face, and each securedto said presser element at one end and at opposite sides thereof withthe convex face in engagement With the presser element.

5. In a sole presser of the class described, a supporting head; aflexible presser mounted on said head and free therefrom adjacent oneend; and a pair of spaced presser members mounted on said head andengaging opposite sides of the free end of said element and adapted forpressing against the same on a convex area.

6. In a sole presser of the class described, a supporting head; aflexible presser member mounted on said head and free therefrom adjacentone end; a pair of spaced presser members rockably mounted on said headand engaging opposite edges of the free end of said element and shapedto render said free end of said element longitudinally convex; and meansfor rocking said members in unison with each other.

7. In a sole presser of the class described, a supporting head; aflexible presser member mounted on said head and free therefrom adjacentone end; a pair of spaced presser members rockably mounted on said headand secured to opposite sides of the free end of said element; and meansfor rocking said spaced presser members relatively to said head forpressing against the free end of said flexible presser on alongitudinally convex area Without disturbing the pressure on theremainder of said flexible presser.

ARTHUR F. TOTZ.

